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Field	Value
Data last updated	February 12, 2026
Metadata last updated	February 12, 2026
Created	February 12, 2026
Format	CSV
License	Open Data Commons Attribution License
Additional info	Cause - Epidemic, doesn't include COVID-19 related deaths.
Data extraction page	https://www.ncrb.gov.in/accidental-deaths-suicides-in-india-table-content.html
Data insights	The Gender-wise Distribution of Accidental Deaths due to Forces of Nature dataset offers valuable insights into how natural disasters and environmental hazards differentially affect men and women across India. By examining gender-disaggregated data on fatalities caused by floods, lightning, landslides, heat waves, earthquakes, storms, and other natural phenomena, researchers can identify patterns of exposure, vulnerability, and resilience linked to both biological and social factors. Analysis often shows that men account for a higher share of deaths in certain natural disasters, such as floods or lightning strikes, due to greater outdoor and occupational exposure in agriculture, fishing, or construction. Conversely, women may be more vulnerable during disasters that strike residential areas or involve caregiving contexts, reflecting gendered roles and access disparities in early warning systems and evacuation processes.
Data last updated	30-09-2025
Data retreival date	31-10-2025
Datastore active	True
District no	0
Frequency	Yearly
Gp no	0
Granularity	State
Has views	True
Id	3400797c-0fc6-4cf8-aa3e-c70fd328a9c8
Idp ready	False
Methodology	The Accidental Deaths data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is sourced primarily from police records, based on First Information Reports (FIRs) and related investigations of accidental deaths registered across all police stations in India. Each case of accidental death whether due to natural causes, transport accidents, fire, drowning, or other circumstances is documented under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or Special and Local Laws (SLLs) and submitted by state and union territory police departments to the NCRB. The NCRB employs a standardized reporting framework to ensure uniformity in data collection nationwide. District Crime Record Bureaus (DCRBs) and State Crime Record Bureaus (SCRBs) collate information from local police stations using prescribed formats that capture details such as age, gender, cause and type of accident, place of occurrence, and victim occupation or demographic group. The consolidated state-level data are then transmitted to the NCRB headquarters, where they are verified, aggregated, and analyzed for publication in the annual Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report.
Mimetype	text/csv
No indicators	1
Package id	f7040b7a-f86a-4167-9d70-965ac94e6e57
Position	2
Size	429 KiB
Sku	ncrb-adsi_gender_wise_accidental_deaths_due_to_nature_forces-st-yr-abc
State	active
States uts no	36
Tags	['Accidental Deaths due to Natural Forces', 'Gender-wise Disaster Mortality', 'NCRB ADSI', 'Climate and Disaster Statistics', 'Natural Calamities in India', 'Gender and Climate Vulnerability', 'Disaster Risk Reduction India', 'Environmental Hazard Mortality']
Tehsil no	0
Url type	upload
Village no	0
Years covered	2018 - 2022
Methodology	The Accidental Deaths data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is sourced primarily from police records, based on First Information Reports (FIRs) and related investigations of accidental deaths registered across all police stations in India. Each case of accidental death whether due to natural causes, transport accidents, fire, drowning, or other circumstances is documented under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or Special and Local Laws (SLLs) and submitted by state and union territory police departments to the NCRB. The NCRB employs a standardized reporting framework to ensure uniformity in data collection nationwide. District Crime Record Bureaus (DCRBs) and State Crime Record Bureaus (SCRBs) collate information from local police stations using prescribed formats that capture details such as age, gender, cause and type of accident, place of occurrence, and victim occupation or demographic group. The consolidated state-level data are then transmitted to the NCRB headquarters, where they are verified, aggregated, and analyzed for publication in the annual Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report.
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Granularity Level	State
Data Extraction Page	https://www.ncrb.gov.in/accidental-deaths-suicides-in-india-table-content.html
Data Retreival Date	31-10-2025
Data Last Updated	30-09-2025
Sku	ncrb-adsi_gender_wise_accidental_deaths_due_to_nature_forces-st-yr-abc
Dataset Frequency	Yearly
Years Covered	2018 - 2022
No of States/UT(s)	36
No of Districts	0
No of Tehsils/blocks	0
No of Gram Panchayats	0
Additional Information	Cause - Epidemic, doesn't include COVID-19 related deaths.
Number of Indicators	1
Insights from the dataset	The Gender-wise Distribution of Accidental Deaths due to Forces of Nature dataset offers valuable insights into how natural disasters and environmental hazards differentially affect men and women across India. By examining gender-disaggregated data on fatalities caused by floods, lightning, landslides, heat waves, earthquakes, storms, and other natural phenomena, researchers can identify patterns of exposure, vulnerability, and resilience linked to both biological and social factors. Analysis often shows that men account for a higher share of deaths in certain natural disasters, such as floods or lightning strikes, due to greater outdoor and occupational exposure in agriculture, fishing, or construction. Conversely, women may be more vulnerable during disasters that strike residential areas or involve caregiving contexts, reflecting gendered roles and access disparities in early warning systems and evacuation processes.
IDP Ready	No
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